Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions

Iron deficiency is estimated to affect over one-half the world population. Improving the nutritional quality of staple food crops through breeding for high bioavailable iron represents a sustainable and cost effective approach to alleviating iron malnutrition. Forty-nine late maturing tropical elite...

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Main Authors: Oikeh, S.O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Welch, R., Glahn, Raymond P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2003
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97965
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Summary:Iron deficiency is estimated to affect over one-half the world population. Improving the nutritional quality of staple food crops through breeding for high bioavailable iron represents a sustainable and cost effective approach to alleviating iron malnutrition. Forty-nine late maturing tropical elite maize varieties were grown in a lattice design with two replications in